Dear Comrades,
PATNA: Special judge of the CBI court-II, B N Singh has awarded
one-year rigorous imprisonment to accused Habib Ansari, the then postal
assistant at the main post office, Danapur Cantonment, in a corruption
case. He was charged with regularly deducting 20% from the commission
amount payable to one Vimla Kumari, an agent for procuring fixed
deposits at the aforesaid post office.
CBI SP B K Singh said the
court awarded the punishment on Friday. The court also imposed a fine of
Rs 5,000 on the accused. If Ansari fails to deposit the fine, he would
have to undergo incarceration for an additional six months.
The CBI had registered a case against Habib Ansari in 1988 under the
Prevention of Corruption Act on a complaint from Vimla, a resident of
Nargadda village under the Shahpur police station in Patna district.
After verifying the genuineness of the complaint, the CBI laid a trap to
apprehend Ansari, who was arrested and produced before the special
judge of the CBI court-II.
The CBI court has also convicted five other accused in five separate trap cases instituted by the premier investigation agency.
Ram Nath Ojha, an attendant in the office
of regional director, IGNOU, at Biscomaun Bhawan, Patna, was awarded
rigorous imprisonment of five years and a fine of Rs 1,000. The New
India Assurance Company assistant (claims), P P Sinha, was awarded
rigorous imprisonment of one year and a fine of Rs 1,000.
Similarly, United India insurance surveyor at Ara, Shankar Pandey was
sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of two years and a fine of Rs 5,000,
while United Bank of India
branch manager at Baheri in Darbhanga district, Madan Kumar Das was
awarded rigorous imprisonment of two years and a fine of Rs 2000. On the
other hand, assistant postmaster at the Secretariat post office, Vijay
Prasad Singh was awarded rigorous imprisonment of two years and a fine
of Rs 1,000.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-15/patna/31344745_1_rigorous-imprisonment-corruption-case-post-office
